Which mathematician is the film A Beautiful Mind based on?

David Hilbert
Terence Tao
Piet Hein
John Nash
John Nash was an American mathematician, Nobel Prize recipient, who made fundamental contributions to game theory. He was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, and spent several years in psychiatric hospitals before his condition allowed him to return to academic work. His illness and other aspects of his life became the basis for the biographical drama film A Beautiful Mind starring Russell Crowe as Nash.
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David Hilbert
Terence Tao
Piet Hein
John Nash
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